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Tornado Watch Issued Until 10PM Tonight
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This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for North and Central Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. There is a chance of storms this afternoon and evening mainly along and east of I-35. Some storms may severe with large to very hail and damaging winds. A tornado or two may also …
Read More »National Association Of Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive
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Day 13 Sees Stormy
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Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday and recounted for jurors the lead-up to meeting Donald Trump and a 2006 sexual encounter she had. The former president denies the encounter took place. The alleged sexual encounter and the $130,000 she received to keep silent about it during the 2016 presidential election are at …
Read More »Six Best Texas Cities For Living
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The website has been compiling the list for more than a decade to help people discover the “most livable cities” in the country based on “nearly 100 data points and an algorithm that takes into account measures of a city’s economy, housing and cost of living, amenities, transportation, environment, safety, …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Wednesday, May 8
6 hours ago
Officers responded Wednesday morning to the 3500 block of NE Loop 286 regarding a disturbance. They met with Jaquan Daniel Evans, 33, who was involved in a disturbance with a roommate. Evans had kicked the roommate out of the hotel room where the two had been cohabitating for the …
Read More »Plan to attend the monthly genealogy meeting on Monday, May 13, at 7:00 pm at the Red River County Chamber of Commerce meeting room on the square in Clarksville. Jim Thornhill, of Royce City, noted speaker and lecturer, will be present to speak on Back to Basics in Genealogy Research.
Thornhill, who is a native Texan and a lifelong resident of the Dallas area, has been researching his family’s history for 20 years, five of those as a professional genealogist. Jim is chief researcher for Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients, provide context to our ancestor’s lives, and show how we all have Heroes in our Pasts. Jim is a graduate of the ProGen professional genealogy course, the Genealogy Proof course, and the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research and was awarded the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship to the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research in Athens, Georgia, and won first place in the Professional writing category for the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim has written articles for the Dallas Genealogical Society’s e-news and Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim is an active member of the Dallas Genealogical Society, where he has served as President. For more information, contact Johnie Lee at johnie_lee@hotmail.com.
The Paris Area Arts Alliance Kite Fest scheduled in April that was canceled because of heavy rain has been rescheduled. The Free Family Event will be held on Saturday May 18 from 11am – 3pm in the North Lamar High School Parking Lot. There will be games, art activities, kite competitions, free kites, stunt kites and food trucks. Call 903-782-6215 for more information.
Plan to attend the monthly genealogy meeting on Monday, May 13, at 7:00 pm at the Red River County Chamber of Commerce meeting room on the square in Clarksville. Jim Thornhill, of Royce City, noted speaker and lecturer, will be present to speak on Back to Basics in Genealogy Research.
Thornhill, who is a native Texan and a lifelong resident of the Dallas area, has been researching his family’s history for 20 years, five of those as a professional genealogist. Jim is chief researcher for Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients, provide context to our ancestor’s lives, and show how we all have Heroes in our Pasts. Jim is a graduate of the ProGen professional genealogy course, the Genealogy Proof course, and the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research and was awarded the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship to the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research in Athens, Georgia, and won first place in the Professional writing category for the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim has written articles for the Dallas Genealogical Society’s e-news and Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim is an active member of the Dallas Genealogical Society, where he has served as President. For more information, contact Johnie Lee at johnie_lee@hotmail.com.
The Paris Area Arts Alliance Kite Fest scheduled in April that was canceled because of heavy rain has been rescheduled. The Free Family Event will be held on Saturday May 18 from 11am – 3pm in the North Lamar High School Parking Lot. There will be games, art activities, kite competitions, free kites, stunt kites and food trucks. Call 903-782-6215 for more information.